The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #150251   Message #3505831
Posted By: Jim Carroll
19-Apr-13 - 12:49 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Rose-Briar Motif
Subject: RE: Origins: Rose-Briar Motif
"Jim, that's the Douglas Tragedy, a variant of St. Mary's Loch"
We know St Mary's Loch well - we used to stop at MacColl and Seeger's house outside Lockerbie and pig out visiting all the placed with ballad names.
Ewan and Peggy had a large map of the area with all the ballad locations marked on it - Earl Brand, Yarrow, Wamphrey, Hermitage, Carterhaugh, Lochmaben, ....
One freezing cold afternoon we climbed the path beside 'The Grey Mares Tail' the steep downfall stream running out of the loch - wonderful to arrive at the top at eye-level with the water.
Beautiful part of Scotland.

Jim Carroll